City Holiday - Monday, Nov. 11, 2019, Veterans Day

Thursday Nov 7th, 2019

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Baltimore City Department of Public Works Director Rudolph S. Chow, P.E., reminds everyone that Monday, November 11, 2019, is Veterans Day. Department of Public Works offices and yards will be CLOSED.

  • Regular trash, recycling and bulk collections are NOT scheduled for that day.
  • Monday leaf collections will NOT occur.
  • Citizen drop-off centers WILL BE CLOSED (all yards, including Quarantine Road Landfill, the Northwest Transfer Station and the Eastern, Western and Northwest Collections Facilities).  

Mechanical street sweeping will NOT take place, and street sweeping parking restrictions will NOT be in effect.   

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